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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-10
MACEY's REMOVAL.
1t Was Effected through the Persistent Eff
forts of Governor Gray.

1t Was Effected through the Persistent Eff
forts of Governor Gray.
Special to the Indianapolis Journai.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 9-It transpired to-day
that Governor Gray lie responsible for the re-
moval of W. W. Macy, Of Winchester, spe-
eial examiner in the Pension Office, whose Off
eial decapitation was announced in these dis
patches last night. At the Pension Office it was
learned, to-day. that Governor Gray demanded
Msceys removal, on purely political grounds,
some time ago, and that Commissioner Black
hesitated to comply, as Macy was a gallant
Union soldier, being twice wounded in battle,
and, besides having an unassaable record as an
examiner in the field, stands exceptionally high
in Office Finally, special agent was sent to
Randolph county. where Macy lives. and where
he twice elected to Office to see if something
could not be found against him. The trip and
vulnerable. His enemies and friends alike tes-
tined TO his good character and ability, but
Gray continued to demand the removal of his
fellow-townsman and to lay it to his politics.
all that part of the State. has been an active
Republican. and he would never crawl compro-
mise or soften TO save his position, and SO he
was dismissed without a moments notice. He
was told to go, and to not stand upon the order
The old soldiers of eastern Indiana who tonight
turned against him, and who know his mettle
should know who is responsible for this con-
temptible piece of injustice and that he is re-
moved because he would not cry the name of
Isaac p. Gray for various political honors that
official asplres to. Mr.. Macy will go 20 Column
bus. O.. IN few days. where he will engage
temporarily in the claim business but he will
retain his citizenship At Winchester.
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Brief Mention.

Yesterday morning. John Marshall, of Urbana,
farmer whose wife has just secured divorce
from him, shot himself, aud lies near to death.
Domestic trouble is supposed to be the cause.
Chas. Mayhem. aged thirty-one years. travel
ing salesman for w ]. Guam & Co.. groceries
Chicago, dropped dead from heart disease at the
Arlington Hotel, Danville. Tuesday night.
Edward Cornell, who shot Ben Isham at Eliza
BEETHOVEN last Saturday, is we'll known at Har-
risburg. having been about there since he was
beaten up by Isham before and is regarded as
being of unsound mind and not responsible for
the deed.
On Tuesday, while cleaning out we'll, Caleb
Hill, farmer living south of Oakland, fell into
the same depth of forty feet. His arms were
broken and also his left leg He received other
internal injuries, which the physicians say will
prove fatal
While out hunting on Tuesday, Theodore, son
of j. III. Seymour. near Pleasant Mound. aged
thirteen. was accidentally killed. In climbing
fence the hammer of bis gun hit against a rail,
causing discharge. The shot penetrated the
boys heart, and death was instantaneous.
Rev. T. F. Houts, the divine who recently re-
nornced MethodIsm and espoused the New
Church. has been giving series Of sermons in
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Real Estate Transfers.

Instruments fled for record in the recorders Office
OF Marion county Indiana, for the twenty hours
ending at F. H., Nov 8. 1897. as furnished by
Elliott & Butler abstracters of titles Room %, Htna
Building
Geo M.sSternburg 70 Caroline Pence, lot
Is in Cavens subdivision of Johnsons
heirs addition to Indianapolis. $40 90
Catharipe Southern TO Kansas Stout. her
interest in the northwest quarter of the
southwest quarter and east half of the
southwest quarter of southwest quar-
quarter of section 2 township D, range
Merits r Tson.rd - Wv, Sor,sr lot oooo
20 in Seatons subdivision of Johnson's
heirs addition to Indianapolis .---..-. 364 90
Isaac b. johnson to Emma R. Parker, lot
I31 in johnson 81 Hogshires East
apolis. .. - $4,000
Alfred R. Hovey to Maurice Quill, lot 165
in johnson g. Hogshires East Washing
ton street addition to indianapolis 100 90
James Goodiet ct al. to James E. Mum,
lot Is in Haugh Sc Crawfords Haugh-s
Vile subdivision --.... 10000
Flora B. COPELAND to Anna Rouse. lot 20
in Waace's third addition to the town
of Acton Observation-Disclosures. 1880
Harry j. Milligan. trustee to Hiram P.
addition to Indianapolis 49,. - 475.oo
Henry Q. Long to Claire s. Dearborn, lot
in Buffers addition, and also lot 80 in
In iianapoiis .e-..e. . $4,000
Isaac NJ. Lewis to Albert F. Ayres part of
lots 2, and in outiot 3, in Indianap-
Christian Karle to the Right Reverend
Francis Silas Chatard, Bishop of Vim
cennes, part of lois 10, IL and IL in
oils .-.1 =. 80 :. 100000
John O. Woodland to Isabella Campbell, lot
81 in Fletchers Woodawn addition to
Indianapolis ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. l,25O.OO
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Desperate Killed by an Officer.

kansas CITY, Nov. 9.-Policeman Bray shot
and mortally wounded George Grant colored,
on ST. Louis avenue, earLiberty street, at Z
o'clock this evening. Grant was running away
with bundle of stolen clothing and refused to
halt at the officers order. On April 3, 1882,
Grant was seen with bucket of butter by po-
hceman Pat Jones, who ordered him to halt.
Grant turned and shot the officer dead. This
happened on the same night that jesse James
was killed at ST Joe and in the intense excite
ment then prevalent negro named Harrington,
who had been arrested instead of Grant, was
taken from the officers and lynched- Grant was
afterwards arrested and sent to the peritentiary
for two years. When he got out he terrorized
the town of Sedalia NO., and defed the author
tiles for while. He was one of the most no
tonight within fifty feet of the spot where he
he killed Jones. five years ago.
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INTERNAL TAXES.

Amount Collected in Indiana During the FIs-
cal Year Ended June 80.
Special to ths indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON. Nov. THE Commissioner of
Internal Revenus to-day made public his report
for the fiscal year ended June 30 last. 1t shows
the aggregate collections in Indiana districts to
be follows: Sixth district, VIM. D. H. Hunt
er, collector. g., s3o. $685. Seventh district,
Thomas Hanlon. collector, $lS7, 958, Seventh
district, H. d. Manson, collector, s97S, 975;
Eleventh district, j. o. Henderson, collector,
1851, 1876 In the year beginning July last, the
seizures of property IN Indiana for violation of
the internal revenue law amounted to one hun
dred and seven gallons, valued at $3.50, and mis-
celaneous property to the aggregate OF 81. During
the year there were reported from tnesthree
Indiana districts 495 cigar-makers' accounts.
showing that 1854, 4s2 pounds of tobacco were
manufactured, making Il, 701. 500 cigars There
are fifteen cigar factories in Indiana and last
year they consumed 1925 pounds of leaf to-
bscco II, All pounds of scraps, 1,156 pounds Of
icorics, 1,161 pounds Of sugar, and 1873 pounds
OF other naterial-in all. SO. 400 pounds. The
account of tobacco manufactured in Indiana is
as follows: Plug 6,2s4 pounds; smoking, 81 1879
pounds; snuf, %. 422 pounds; total, 81. as5
pounds The stamps used aggregated So, 339.
There were %. 40 licenses issued for Indiana
dealers during the gear, as follows: Rectifers.
16; retail liquor dealers, 5,624; wholesale liquor
dealers, 81: manufacturers of cigars, 42S dealers
IN leaf tobacco, 80; dealers in leaf tobacco not
exceeding % 600 pounds, %; dealers in manu-
featured tobacco, 10, 554; manufacturers of to-
bacco. 10; peddlers of tobacco, 10; brewers, So:
retail dealers in malt liquors. IT, Wholesale
dealers in malt liquors, l02. Indiana has II
grain distilleries registered, but only 9 were
operated. She also has So fruit distiiieries reg
istered. of which all but were operated. These
rectihed 77o842 gallons of spirits. There were
fed at registered grain distilleries in the State
4 90 head of caffIa
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ILLINOIS.
William Curtis Kills Joseph Painter by Strik-
ing Him in the Breast with an AK.

William Curtis Kills Joseph Painter by Strik-
ing Him in the Breast with AK.
Special to the IrdianapeIis Journal
MARSHALL, Nov. S.-Nsws reached here this
evening of murder committed near Palestine
thirty miles south of here, yesterday morning.
VIM Painter, young married man, living near
Palestine was the murderer, and Joseph Curtis,
aged twenty five. the victim. Painter is a nephew
of Curts's wife. The murder was com mitted at
Morris Eskridge's house, Eskridge being a broth
er-in-law to both men. The facts in the case are
as follows: Painter charged Curtis with having
killed his tCurts's) hogs. and had repeatedly
threatened to kill Curtis in revenge. Yesterday
both men were at Eskridge's, Painter having
gun with him. He accused Curtis of killing the
hogs, and struck him with his fist Curtis
picked up ak. whereupon Painter dropped his
gun, picked up another AK which happened to
be lying near, and struck Curtis terrible blow
in the breast with the back Of it, and as Curtis
was falling struck him twice with mis- fist. Cur
tbs lived but few hours. Painter gave himself
up and is now in Jail at Robinson.
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HELPERS OF THE DESERVING POOR.
The Indianapolis Benevol emit Society's Re-
view of the Work During the Last Year.

The annual meeting of the indianapolis Be
| nevolent Society was fairly attended The
| president of the society, Rev. Oscar c. McCul.
| loch, being absent, Mr.. Franklin Taylor was
called to the chair. An auditing committee,
consisting of Messrs. V. T. Malott D. W. COT
fin and W. A. Krag, was appointed to audit the
financial transactions of the year and report.
The report of the relief committee shows that
although the resources of the society for the
year were 81, 100 SO less than the year previous,
the society has assisted, through the general
office alone 100 individuals, as compared with
401 last year. AT the Friendly Inn 2679 lodg-
ings and 4 685 meals were furnished, and 9l2
persons were registered. The woodward fur
nished 1,667 days work and paid out in wages
$805 So. The number of free baths given was
1855 AT the Christmas mission 800 poor chill
dren were made happy with gifts. The union
picnic gave holiday and excursion to 1900
children and mothers. The clothing committee
reported work given to thirteen women during
one hundred days, and $l05.69 was paid in
wages. There were Gil garments and 1872 pairs
of shoes given out. These figures, it is stated,
indicate in part only the thousands of persons
who have been reached and assisted in some
way during the year just closed.
The Dime Savings and Loan Association was
formed for the purpose of helping those whose
earnings small to something from
them, each week, thus taking the first step
positors during the six months ending Nov.
are forty six families who have been applicants
for aid. In several of these. two or more mem
bers of the family are depositors. making in all
fifty-eight individuals and representing ninety
seven shares. Each share is $25, which the
weekly payment is ten cents. Eleven of these
depositors have withdrawn part of their money
for the purchase of COAL one family buying four
tons, and still leaving money on deposit.
Nine others have withdrawn for the purchase
of other supplies for winter use, but with one or
two exceptions all have Immediately resumed
their weekly payments. Their interest and
pride in saving are increasing each week. and
those whose earnings are smallest. and most I'M
certain, are often more regular with their pay
ments. and more reluctant to draw their money
than any others.
The following officers were elected for the ell
suing year:
President-Oscar @. McCulloch.
Vice-presidents-David w. Coffin, Rev. j. A. Rond-
thaler, Mrs. H. Z. Moses and Mrs. Paulna b. Mer.
ritz
Treasurer-Volney T. Malott.
Secret ary-Charles Martin dale.
Executive Committee-George Merritt Franklin
Taylor, Rev. R. V. Hunter and Mrs. Julia H. Good
hart.
Finance Com mittee-Chapin G. Foster and w. A.
Krag.
The annual public meeting was appointed at
Englishs Opera house on Sunday, Nov. 81 Mr.
McCnlloch viii return from his European trip in
time to be present at that meeting.
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MINOR MATTERS.

Prospect that an Investigation of the Govern.
ment Printing Office Will Be Ordered
WAsHINGroN, Nov. 9.-There is little doubt
now that an Investigation will be made during
the approaching session of Congress by a special
committee OF the Senate or House, into the
management of the Government Printing Office
The bold manner in which contributions were
made for the New York campaign during the
past ten days has led the Republicans to deter
mine on investigation. Il was threatened
during the last session, but the short time the
present Public Printer had been in office deferred
them from action There is other branch of
The government where much discretion is left
% public officer as in this one. Millions of
dollars are annually expended upon the requ-
ntiou. or at the free will of the Public Printer,
Tor o aper, ink. presses, type, materials of all
kinds, as well as labor, aud there has been no
investigation for many years, If indeed thor
ougn investigation was ever made. There is a
desire on the part of Republicans. too to see
aow the men IN their party conducted the Office.
All Kinds OF stories have been told of the man
sgement OF the Office now, and how it was con-
n1cteo In the past, and thorough inquiry
would require great amount of labor, and, il
kny good resulted. would require not a little of
mechanical and other skill
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Boy Sentenced to Life imprisonment

ATLANTA, Ga. Nov. THE youngest MUIR
derer in Georgia was sentenced, yesterday in
the Superior Court, to a life term in the peni
Tertiary. His name is Charles Henry LocksIey
and he is but eleven years of age and is as black
as polished ebony. About two months ago Milo
Thomas, weli-known young man of Augusta
was stabbed and killed instantly by Locksley
Thomas was standing in front of the Central
railroad depot when the lad passed with a cigar
cite picture in his hand Thomas took the card
from the boy, when the latter INDUCED in con-
siderable profanity. Thomas slapped him smart
~ for this, whereupon Locksley quickly drew
large pocket knife and stabbed him. The iurv
was out bat two hours. and returned verdict
of murder, with tae Recommendation to life i'm
prsonment. The boy received the sentence in
diffarentlv
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Traces of rain.
Mr.. A. #. Ssarie Wins the Heart and Hand
of the Fifteen Million Dollar Widow.

Mr.. A r. searie Wins the Heart and Hand
of the Fifteen Million Dollar Widow.
| New York Special
| Mrs. Mark Hopkins, the widow of the twenty
times millionaire, was married to A. T. Ssarle
| in Trinity Chapel. in west Twenty sixth street.
| by the Rev. Dr. Platt. this morning. Ie takes
but a few lines to make this announcement, but
columns could be written of the lady who has
now become Mrs. Searle, ard her marriage will
occasion as much surprise on the Pacific slope
this side OF the continent. Shortly after
she moved from California to this city Mrs.
Searle made the Windsor Hotel her home,
spending her summers at Great Darlington,
ASS, TO which place her parents had moved
shortly after her birth, in this city During the
Hotel
Mrs. Hopkins not long ago having decided to
build residence in Great Darlington. the home
of her child hood. and while the plans were being
drawn she made the acquaintance of A. f.
Searle a retired country gentleman. and resi-
dent of the village and at her request his knowl-
edge of architecture was brought to bear in the
construction OF the contemplated house. which
was commenced about two years ago, and which,
it is expected, will be finished next spring 1t is
said that when completed the house will have
cost So, 100000. From being the master mind
in the construction of the new house Mr. Searle
soon became tha master of its owners heart,
and the acquaintance begun in the cozy
little Massachusetts, hamlet. rpened into love
with to-day's sequel in Trinity Chapel There
is much interest woven in aud about the life of
Mrs. Searle. She is Of the richest women in
America She is the widow of Mark Hopkins,
Central Pacific Railroad, and made each a
princely fortune out of it, The others were Lee
land Stanford. c. P. Huntington and the two
Crockers. Hopkins the treasurer of the
company from its organization in 1861 or there
abouts. till his death in 1878 He left estate
that inventored at $21. zoe. 000 Mrs.
Searle got the whole of it. except about 81 000,-
600. and she is now quite worth $l5 5000.
Mrs. Searle was cousin to her first husband.
so she belongs to the Hopkins family by blood
as we'll by marriage. She born IN New
York city. and her father was William Sher-
wood. teacher and author of some repute in
his day. When the present Mrs. Searle a
little girl her father removed to Great Barring
ton, where he had previously lived. He and
his wife soon died, and left several DAUGHTERS,
who main select school in the town for
some years Mark Hopkins went ont to Cali
fornia by in 1849 sailing from New York
and doubling Cape Horn. He was then single
man of about thirty-fve years. He had a few
thousand dollars, and went to Sacramento
where he founded a hardware store with G. p
Huntington with whom hs Was also aftsrward
associated in the Central Pacific railroad.
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Minor Notes.

On Monday night the store Of j. 81. Waite &
Co, at Gilead, robbed of small change,
gents underwear, shoes, silk handkerchiefs,
pocket Knives axes, cigars, etc., to the amount
of $75 to $3.50.
John FL. Heyer. night condu ctor on the Gin
cinnati, Wabash & Michigan road. while assist
ing to make I'D his train in the yards at Ander-
son. was caught under freight car and crushed
SO badly that he died on Tuesday.
A bay named William Denton, eighteen years
of age. who resides in Harrison county, a short
distance from Greenville, was killed on Tuesday.
The boy was assisting Mr.. Sisloff to saw down q
tree, which fell, and the boy was struck by a
limb and instantly killed. His skull was
crushed and his brains knocked out.
A freight train on the Nickel-plate railway
ran into freight train on the Vandalia road at
Hubbard Station, where both roads cross Mon
day night, blocking both tracks several hours.
Engineer Newt Bauehman, of the Nickel-plate
train, jumped and alighted on his head, causing
fracture of the skull, producing very serious
injuries.
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Charged with NIurderinp His Partner

NEBRASKA City, Neb,, Nov. 9.-The sheriff
or Tavlor county, Iowa, has arrested man
named M. b. Foster for the murder of Emmett
Reed. The two men had been working a
railroad Bedford, Ia. and were on their
way West Reed had three teams and about
300 in money when last seen. The two men
were canning on a stream for the night. The
next day Foster. alone, and with the teams con-
tinued on the journey. Suspicion was aroused
and upon search being made on Sunday the
body of Reed was found in the river, with q
large ten-foot log chair around his neck and
weighted with rock The skull was badly
crushed from behind with some blunt in stru-
ment A brother of the murdered man identi.
fed the horses and other property in the DOS
session of Foster, and circumstances are strong
" against him, though he denies any knowl-
edge of the crime.
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General Notes.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9.-Senator and Miss
VOORHEES, have engaged rooms for the season at
the Windsor Hotel. and Representative Bynum
at 623 G. street.
Maj. George w. Shankiin, editor of the Evans
Vile Corner. is in the city for few days, see
ing his old friends on Newspaper Row, where he
used to toll.
j. C. Brackenbrough, of LAFAYETTE. is here
The President this afternoon appointed VIM.
M Banding, of Wisconsin, register of the land
office at ST. Croix Falls Wis; John h Markley,
OF Nebraska, register of the land Office at Mo-
brara, Neb; John W. Emerson, United States
marshal for the Eastern district of Missouri.
Since there appears to be a haegle over the
question whether she present Interstate COM
merce law covers the traffic of the express COM
panies. and one of the old companies has recent
ly reached out to take in an opposition liue a
pm to be called interstate express is to be intro
ouced as soon as Congress convenes. and then
this, as veil as interstate railroad traffic. will be
regulated.
With a view to discouraene the passage of
tho Dill chartering and granting right of way to
cable street railway here, the horse-car com.
pany have greatly improved their lines and cars
putting on two horses and conductors where the
"bob-taiP cars were in use. But the of
cable line seems to have grown more popular
by this Improvement. and there is little doubt
that il will prevail this winter.
Those who visit Washington this winter will
be surprised at the improvements made at the
west approach to the Capitol The whole sur
roundings are being put in OF marble. And
those who come year hence will be more
prised. The western approach, which overlooks
the principal part of the city, is to be much
haudsoner than that on the east where the new
Presidents inaugurated.
The growth of popularity of postal biography
leads the friends OF the Postmaster-general to
predict that he will recommend 1t in his annual
report 1t is said the President will speak of it
in his message to Congress, but that he is not
favorable to it.
Within few days the Republican National
League will be in its quarters and have its work
begun. fine building will be leased and fur
nished, and clubhouse similar the Union
League in New York will be conducted There
will be splendid cafe and provisions made for
the entertainment Of guests who, it is intended,
shall include the active and prominent Repub-
licans of the whole country. The national Re-
publican committee. when it meets here in De-
cember, will likely be asked to sit In the club
rooms